By Esther Contreras
JANUARY 2014 VISA BULLETIN UPDATE
Current Availability
The U.S. Department of State ("DOS") recently released its January 2014 Visa Bulletin which shows the availability of employment-based immigrant visa categories for the month of December and features the following highlights:
- The EB-2 China category has advanced one month from November 8, 2008 to December 8, 2008.
- The EB-2 India category remains at November 15, 2004 after last month's retrogression of four years.
- The EB-3 categories for World, China and Mexico have advanced significantly from October 1, 2011 to April 1, 2012.
- The EB-3 India category remains at September 1, 2003.
Forecasted Availability
The DOS has indicated the following visa availability:
- EB-1 will remain current.
- EB-2: World category will remain current; China will advance three to five weeks; and India will show no further advancement.
- EB-3 China: Although this category has advanced significantly it will most likely be retrogressed in the February 2014 Visa Bulletin.
- EB-3 for India will show no further advancement.
Please note that month-to-month availability of immigrant visas varies and depends on many factors. These forecasts do not guarantee future availability.
Comparison to Prior Months
The following is a comparison of priority date movement since the inception of the current retrogression in 2007:
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Dec 2007
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Jun 2008
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Aug 2009
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Sept 2012
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May 2013
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Dec 2013
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Jan 2014
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EB-3 World
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09/01/02
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03/01/06
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U
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10/01/06
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12/01/07
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10/01/11
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04/01/12
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EB-2 China
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01/01/03
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04/01/04
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10/01/03
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U
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05/15/08
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11/08/08
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12/08/08
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EB-3 China
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10/15/01
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03/22/03
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U
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12/15/05
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12/01/07
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10/01/11
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04/01/12
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EB-2 India
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01/01/02
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04/01/04
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10/01/03
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U
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09/01/04
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11/15/04
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11/15/04
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EB-3 India
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05/01/01
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11/01/01
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U
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10/08/02
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12/22/02
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09/01/03
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09/01/03
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EB-3 Other Workers
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10/01/01
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01/01/03
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U
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10/01/06
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12/01/07
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10/01/11
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04/01/12
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Additional information about the movement of the employment-based immigrant visa priority dates will be contained in our firm's future Immigration Updates when it becomes available.
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